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BenFund Update
A lifetime of service

Albert Bennett is one of the of Rochester, a strong BOSS that helps handicapped children.
beneficiaries of Benfund: the BOSS supporter. He was prominent in the Because of this work he was invited
Federation Benevolent Fund, a Office Machines and Equipment to a reception at Downing Street a
charity which has been helping Federation which amalgamated year or so ago; and he also featured
people who work or have worked with BOSS a few years ago. He was in the Benfund video three years
in the stationery, office supplies and a visitor for the OMEF Benevolent ago.
office machines industries since Fund which also joined with BOSS.
1925. Now 95 years old, Albert lives on n IF YOU KNOW OF
Pictured here, Albert had a his own in Dartford, Kent. He still ANYONE WHO MAY
long career in the office machines travels around the county giving QUALIFY FOR THE FUND’S
industry. He started as a typewriter talks about his wartime days as HELP, CONTACT THE
mechanic and spent most of a Spitfire pilot. These talks are in SECRETARY, philippa@
his working life with Summers aid of the Rainbow Trust, a charity bossfederation.co.uk

Climb of Life

and is organised by OFDA Chairman has taken more drugs into clinical to the cause. Much appreciated
Graeme Chapman MBE. trials in the last decade than any donations also came from John
In gale force winds, 110 industry other organisation. In terms of George at JGBM, Dallas Luckcock
volunteers went up into the overall success rates it is ranked at Centrol, Chris Exner at Esselte,
mountains of one of England’s fourth in the world; 20 per cent of Gary Naphtali at P1, Michael Field
The Climb of Life charity most picturesque national parks all the cancer drug treatments used at Workflo, Matt Bennett at OPN,
fundraiser for the Institute of Cancer to raise money for Institute of globally have been created by the Allan Crump at Alpha, Carl Dovey
Research took place in the Lake Cancer Research. Among them was ICR. at Doveys, Terry O’Hare at Stewarts,
District earlier this year – and raised Helen Dunn, editor of BOSS Today, As so often, the industry was Barry Roach at Trodat, Tristen Hinds
an impressive £65,380. This is the who braved the elements for this more than generous. Sponsors and Trevor Pathak at Prima, Glyn
industry’s best known and most very worthy cause. With over 300 included Jonathan Whitworth of Pritchard at Voxx and John Thurgood
successful charity fundraising event, scientists on its staff, the Institute DSales (UK) who pledged £2,500 at Total Office.

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